Appeal No. 1998-0668
Application 08/036,650
obvious to one skilled in the art to apply the method in
Hermann to computing colors for a multicolored image in a
conventional process, since Hermann does not disclose
printing multicolored images, Hermann does not anticipate
the subject matter of claim 20.
Appellant argues that Hermann does not disclose a
process including the step of printing a color atlas on a
substrate comprising color charts composed of color fields
by specifying volume of grid percentages of up to three
printing inks (Br4). It is argued that Hermann discloses
that it was known to use color atlases in general, but
teaches away from using color atlases (Br4-5). It is
further argued that Hermann does not disclose printing a
color atlas with color field, the color of which is
determined by up to three printing inks (Br5).
Hermann is directed to calculating colors to be used in
color atlases (e.g., col. 6, lines 29-44). Thus, Hermann
does not teach away. The colors are specified by the
relative percentages of the three dyes (i.e., up to three
dyes) and, hence, by the volumes of the three dyes.
Claim 20 does not recite grid percentages. However, we
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